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B.B. King: It’s Good to Be King

May 1, 1995 by: Scott Jordan

The King Of The Blues needs no introduction. Like the voice of Billie Holiday or the saxophone of John Coltrane, B.B. King's unmistakable guitar tone transcends age, race, gender and religious barriers to appeal to the most mysterious listener of all: the human heart. Riley "Blues Boy" King has been spreading his message of salvation in blues for almost half a century now, and considers retirement a four-letter-word. But while his stylistic link to fellow legends such as T-Bone Walker and...

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